Jonathan Javier💡

Wonsulting

Highlights 
•Services 2,500+ satisfied clients to land them jobs in top companies
•Hired and manage 30+ employees, team members, and Interns for multiple departments including Marketing, Services, and Partnerships
•Grow social media following to 3 million followers across channels (TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn)

CEO/Founder (Full-Time)

I started Wonsulting in January 2019 with a mission: to turn underdogs into winners, and bridge the gap between non-target schools/non-traditional backgrounds to top companies. Wonsulting empowers students and professionals to pursue their dream careers and ambitions. We've hosted 170+ workshops/events to make an impact on tens of thousands of students and young professionals. If interested, please email partnerships@wonsulting.com or visit wonsulting.com.

Wonsulting has helped with the following offers for those using our services: 
• Tech: Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Snap, Cisco, Amazon
• Accounting Firms: Deloitte, EY, PwC, KPMG, RSM, Squar Milner
• Banking: Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley
• Entertainment: The Walt Disney Company, NBCUniversal
And more!

Highlights
• Host 250+ workshops for the Wonsulting Speaker Series, bringing in guests from the Google's, Deloitte's, and Goldman Sachs' of the world to speak about their experiences and stories to help students, specifically those from non-target schools.
• Spoken to tens of thousands of attendees at workshops regarding their careers and strategizing with them how to attain opportunities at top companies

Wonsulting Workshop/Event Logistics
• 99% of attendees felt confident that they would land a job/internship after attending workshop/event
• 100% of attendees feel confident in reaching out to connections and professionals through LinkedIn, Email, and In-Person.
• 99% of attendees believed that the resources presented in our workshops/events have taught them how to structure an effective message when reaching out to my connections/professionals.
• 100% of attendees believed our workshops have helped them learn more about how to effectively engage with students, professionals, and potential clients/recruiters.
• 98% of attendees believe they know how to engage with others through LinkedIn content.

Skills: Resume Editing, LinkedIn Revamps, Interview Preparation, Entrepreneurship, Consulting, Career

CEO/Founder

NetworkAI by Wonsulting

We trained NetworkAI to get you hired. It shows you who to connect with and writes you a customized intro message so you can connect with hiring managers and industry professionals. Network in less time with NetworkAI. Sign up to use NetworkAI by Wonsulting!

Site: wonsulting.com/networkai

Co-Founder

ResumAI by Wonsulting

Writing your resume bullet points using AI. Sign up here: bit.ly/resumai

Product Buds

Strategic Advisor: Strategy & Growth
• Grow Product Buds from 0 to 3,000+ in two months (Total: 4,100+)
• Advise Leadership team on decisions to drive growth at-scale

Strategic Advisor

Design Buddies

Advising the fastest growing Design community with 👇
• Community Growth: 5,000+ members in 4 months.
• LinkedIn Follower Growth: 1,500+ in 1 month

Join Discord: https://discord.gg/rMEYCQt
Website: https://designbuddies.community/

The20, a Wonsulting Company

The20 is a cohort based job accelerator made up of 20 highly ambitious underdogs who are looking to break into their dream careers. 

Ended due to focusing on product, WonsultingAI (See here: www.wonsulting.ai)

More details here: https://www.wonsulting.com/the20

Forbes

Forbes 30 Under 30 2022 - Education

Cisco

At Cisco, I was selected to lead their Early Career Network's Professional Development, working on workshops and events to impact 500+ members. Some of the topics include Resume Building, LinkedIn Strategies, and Interview Prep.

Skills: Resume Building, LinkedIn, Interviewing, Professional Development

Professional Development Lead/Officer | Early Career Network

At Cisco, I worked on the Go-To-Market (GTM) Strategy & Operations team in our San Jose location. I work specifically with our sales, customer success, and renewals teams to scale out our services and communities. I analyze data to make informed recommendations and decisions for our leadership on current and future processes.

Skills: Strategy & Operations, Excel, Process Improvement, Communities

Go-To-Market Strategy and Ops

ALPFA, Inc - Association of Latino Professionals For America

For ALPFA, I run the ALPFA National Ambassador program which mission is to scale ALPFA's branding through LinkedIn and other social media strategies. With a team of 6 ambassadors, we create content, host workshops, and empower students/professionals, especially Latinos, around the world. I also hired 10+ Ambassadors to join our team and expand ALPFA to different regions around the world.

ALPFA Chapters spoken at:
• University of California, Riverside
• San Francisco State
• California State Dominguez Hills
• University of La Verne
• California State Northridge
• California State San Luis Obispo
• University of Redlands
• University of Texas at Arlington
• California State East Bay
• ALPFA Orange County
• ALPFA Los Angeles
• ALPFA San Francisco

Skills: LinkedIn, Social Media Marketing, Personal Branding

Nationals Ambassador Program Lead

Google

After being an Operations Analyst for almost a year, I transitioned to be a Product Trainer. In this role, I hired and onboarded vendors to join our sales teams. I then analyzed provider feedback and deliver solutions to make our internal process tools better, whether it is regarding automation or creating time efficiency in our sales operations org. As the subject matter expert (SME) for our Sales Pipeline and operations processes, I created trainings for our remote sales teams in both Phoenix, Arizona, and Michigan. I work with them cross-functionally regarding our launches into new verticals and process improvements.

• Accumulated customer and provider insights through GLS SME, creating decks through PowerPoint and presenting over 100 pain points to senior management product and engineering teams.
• Improved product teams through product trainings, knowledge bases, and ICS tool, training remote teams including 30 Reactive Agents/vendors from Phoenix and Michigan to improve retention rate by 10%.
• Answered and understood different objects within Prosperworks and Salesforce, working with cases, leads, providers, and opportunities to analyze Pro Coverage metrics and pull daily reports for over 1,000 accounts.
• Scaled Local Services Ads by Google to different verticals and geos domestically and globally, working cross-functionally with product, operations, and sales teams on how to attain providers in 100 new verticals and regions.

Other Highlights:
• Panelist/moderator for 3 panels with Googlers regarding career journeys into tech
• Hosted 2 Talks at Google: First one with Asian award-winning actor, Joel de la Fuente (Sep 2018) and second with LinkedIn Top Voice Goldie Chan (Feb 2019)
• Speaker for 40 San Jose State students through HOLA regarding LinkedIn Networking and Personal Branding (Nov 2018)
• Led HOLA Hard Skills Seminar regarding Public Speaking, Importance of Networking, and Resume Building (January 2019)

Sales Strategy and Product Operations | Product Trainer

I started at working here as an Operations Analyst. I helped strategize ways to make our sales pipeline flow more efficiently by looking at data daily through CRM platforms including Salesforce and Prosperworks. I improved our operations processes by collaborating with sales teams cross-functionally, building out knowledge bases, internal websites, and process decks. I'm the subject matter expert (SME) for our Sales Pipeline, fixing problems accordingly with teams including product, sales, and operations teams. Lastly, I help launch products into regions and verticals around the world including the US, Canada, and UK.

Skills: Salesforce, Prosperworks, Microsoft Office, Strategy & Operations, Data Analysis, Internal Communication

Sales Strategy and Product Operations | Analyst

Landing You Jobs @ Wonsulting + WonsultingAI | Forbes 30U30 | FREE Resources in profile | Turning Underdogs👉Winners | Cisco, Google, Snap | Ft: Forbes, NY Times, Insider, CNBC, WSJ | @jonathanwordsofwisdom

Hello! Want FREE resources + resume feedback? Visit https://bit.ly/351yiy2 for more info 👀💡

My story: I remember struggling to find opportunities coming from a non-target school/non-traditional background. Applying to hundreds of roles wasn't working, and all I would receive were job rejections.

Does this sound like you in your career? 😮

My name is Jonathan (#JWoW). Coming from a first-gen FIlipino background, I've always strived to work in top companies coming from a non-target school to help others do the same. I've had the privilege of working at tech companies while helping thousands get there too, and that’s the purpose of why I do what I do🙏

My and Wonsulting's mission is "to turn underdogs into winners". I've spoken in 9 countries and 250+ universities/organizations, providing insights from my own findings to help people get into their dream careers. 

Some highlights:
🗣 Led 250+ workshops regarding LinkedIn, Personal Branding, & more 
⚡Spoke at corporate companies: Talks at Google, Linkedin HQ, Microsoft, Cisco, Lyft, Samsung, ALPFA, GPTW, TEDx & more.
🛠️ Created67 WonsultingAI job search tools: these include ResumAI, CoverLetterAI, NetworkAI, JobBoardAI, JobTrackerAI & InterviewAI by Wonsulting.
🔥 Selected to Forbes 30 Under 30 List - Education
👥 Mentor Wonsulting Mentees all from underdog backgrounds who landed offers at Google, Facebook, Amazon, LinkedIn, Cisco, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, JPMC, Deloitte, & more
💡Kicked off #TikTokResumes with TikTok which had 144k+ attendees
🚀Featured on Forbes, Business Insider, WSJ, NY Times, Money, CNBC, Fortune, LinkedIn News, TikTok News, Fox News, Daily Mail, Yahoo News, The Times, and more for career tips!
📓 Grew to 3 million followers on social media platforms with content having 30M+ million views monthly #JWoW
✅Verified on TikTok and Instagram with 3 million followers (part of TikTok/IG/LinkedIn creators) as well as selected to be a part of the first Linkedin Creator Accelerator Program & LinkedIn Nanolearning Program.

Please note: I personally do not do career consultations, but if you ever need help, please reach out to our team at hello@wonsulting.com 🤝

Work with us! 🙌
• Social Media Handles: jonathanwordsofwisdom
• Try WonsultingAI for free: www.wonsulting.ai
• 1:1 Wonsulting: career services: hello@wonsulting.com
• Management: uk@wonsulting.com
• Site: wonsulting.com
• Success Stories: wonsulting.com/success-stories

LinkedIn: For anyone grappling with self-doubt on their #JobSearch journey, I'm here with a crucial message….

– Stop comparing yourself to others.
– Stop dwelling on past rejections.
– Stop second-guessing your decisions.
– Stop procrastinating; start sending those applications out again.

I vividly remember hesitating to do each of these things myself. 

I'd procrastinate, reduce my efforts, and even talk myself down with negative thoughts. 

I'd avoid social media or networking because it felt like everyone else was succeeding while I wasn't, making networking seem pointless.

All of this stemmed from self-doubt and an unwillingness to see frequent failure as simply part of the journey. 

And honestly, that's a perfectly normal feeling for most of us.

But I soon realized a profound truth: it's  never over for someone who doesn't give up on themselves. 

Someone out there is just waiting to give you that chance.

So, instead of seeing myself as an imposter, I started asking:
– If I get a "no," so what?
– If I get rejected, did I do my best?
– If I get no response, did I at least put myself out there?

Now, imagine getting a "yes"...
– You'll land an interview for a position you're genuinely interested in.
– You'll pass the first round of interviews and gain incredible confidence against all odds.
– You'll become a success story and an inspiration for someone else out there.

There's so much potential waiting when you just go for it! 

Move like everything is gonna work out, because it is.

Embrace that belief!

Let's transform more doubts into unwavering determination! (And if you need some help along the way, we're here: https://bit.ly/3L1cl2b)
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LinkedIn: They say don't judge a book by its cover….

Your current title is not your entire story.

I see so many people right now working jobs they dislike just to survive. 

They are paying for courses they can barely afford. 

They are studying late into the night after working an exhausting shift.

If you met them today, their position might not impress you. 

But their ambition should.

We need to stop waiting for people to be somebody before we treat them with respect.

If you are currently working toward a future that doesn't match your current job title, keep this in mind:
– Master your craft regardless of the title: Do the work because you want to be great, not just to get a promotion. Excellence attracts recognition eventually, but skill belongs to you forever.
– Stay consistent even without the applause: Show up every day. The work you do in the shadows when you have no fancy title is what builds the foundation for the career you want.
– Network with people, not profiles: This is the heart of the message on the window. Connect with people who inspire you, not just people who can hire you. 

That person you ignore because they have a survival job today might be the person hiring you five years from now.

Sometimes it looks far. 

But the consistent effort you put in everyday will pay off in due time. 

Bet and invest in you. 

You can too! (If you need job search help: https://bit.ly/3pDbGLV)
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LinkedIn: don't you wish every job interview was like this?

Especially for TRUE entry-level roles…

I hired a social media assistant this past week.

She had zero experience since she just graduated, but I gave her a shot to see what she could do.

And during the interview, she nailed it.

She wrote example posts perfectly in my voice.

I showed her how I use Stanley (Your Content Coach) to generate ideas and visuals in seconds, and she instantly picked it up.

Even caught which posts I shouldn’t publish (which impressed me a ton for someone without experience).

Not only was I impressed with her work, but my executive assistant was too.

Now she’s helping me take my LinkedIn to the next level (she even helped me write this post).

So if you’re looking for talent - sometimes the best ones are the ones who are just starting out.

You’d be surprised how many diamonds you’d find in the rough.

And if you’re just starting out on LinkedIn or want to 10x your content and grow your followers…

Check out Stanley for free here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eCawSGMM

And if you try it out, drop a comment or DM - I’d love to see what you create 👇
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LinkedIn: we're hiring at Wonsulting!

I'm looking to hire someone for an Operations Team Lead position but TLDR:
- Has experience in Operations / QA / managing a (small) team
- Has experience knowing the recruiting or career services industry

And more (see more details here: https://lnkd.in/e-w8yGwC)

Position starts at Part-Time, but potential for Full-Time :)
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Bernadette Pawlik, Job Search Strategist/Recruiting Insider

CoffeeandConsult

The goal of Coffee and Consult is simple:

To give you what you need to move forward, be it an effective resume, a Linkedin profile, networking strategy, interview practice or simply a sounding board.

I know how recruiters and hiring managers make their decisions because I've been "behind the curtain" of over 200 executive hiring decisions for over 20-plus years.  First, as a senior consultant with Korn/Ferry International, the world's largest retained executive search firm, and then with my own boutique retained executive search firm:  www.pawlikdorman.com

My services are individualized and intense.  I work with no more than three clients at any given time.  The objective is not only to provide what a client needs immediately but to teach clients how recruiters and hiring managers think---when they read a resume, a Linkedin profile, evaluate a candidate during the interview process. As a consequence, my clients have a toolkit they can use for the rest of their careers.

Career & Job Search Strategist

Pawlik/Dorman Custom Search

I began my retained executive search career with the world's largest global retained executive search firm, Korn/Ferry International.  During my years as a senior consultant, I had the opportunity to conduct searches for the world's biggest brands as well as privately held companies.

My goal in founding my own firm was to provide high touch, in-depth retained search to a strategically selected group of clients. To develop in-depth long-term relationships, so that my knowledge of the culture would equal my knowledge of specific roles.  I am proud to say that 80% of my firm's business came from repeat clients.  The remainder came from candidates who appreciated that my commitment to quality was not only to my clients but to the candidate's experience.

I continue that mission of high-touch, in-depth individualized services in my career strategy practice.

Senior Partner

Coffee and Consult aims to empower professionals to navigate the complexities of hiring through tailored job search strategies and career coaching. With over 25 years of expertise in executive recruitment, including time as a senior consultant at Korn/Ferry International and as founder of a boutique search firm, the consulting approach is rooted in proven hiring methodologies and insider knowledge of hiring practices.  

By offering personalized services in career clarity, resume revision, LinkedIn profile enhancement, and networking strategies, CoffeeandConsult supports clients in reaching their career goals. The commitment to transparency and high-touch collaboration ensures clients receive individualized guidance to advance their professional journey confidently.

Pawlik/Dorman conducts retained senior executive searches for a strategically limited number of clients.  Our mission is client relationships that are long-lasting, not merely transactional.  Our goal is to understand not only our client's talent needs, but their culture, strategy and vision. 

We focus on an initial client needs assessment which requires input in writing from each member of the hiring team to conduct not only a comprehensive search but to expedite the process. 

Our goal is candidates who not only "fit", but who thrive. 80% of our business is from repeat clients or referrals. Those referrals come from both clients, and candidates who were not hired, because we believe how we represent our clients build or detract from their brand as well as our reputation--so each candidate is treated with respect.
  
We welcome your questions at pawlik@pawlikdorman.com or 773 296 0950.  In addition, we are always delighted to brainstorm on search issues, career guidance or resume effectiveness.  To do so, please send an e-mail to pawlik@pawlikdorman.com referencing Linkedin.

If you're hesitant to post on LinkedIn, then this post is for you.

Consider this:

Your life matters.

Your thoughts about your life matter.

And, LinkedIn is an opportunity to share that life and those experiences.

The caveat is this:

Please share this with the intention of helping others, not to build a following or become an influencer.

LinkedIn wants each of us to "donate" free content to keep eyes on LinkedIn and to add more profiles.  It is a business model.

But, for each of us as a human being connected with other human beings, there should be no goal on LinkedIn other than this:

To answer these questions:

What have I learned that might make others' paths easier?

What do I wish someone had told me about this challenge or that one?

That's where real community comes in.

And, whether you have 10 followers or 10,000 or 100,000...when you share to help others, you contribute to humanity...

Not to the "human race" which is all about getting and accumulating, but showing up and showing others this:

You are not alone.

#Hiringinsider, #jobsearch, #careers, #executivesearch, #jobs

Bernadette Pawlik

Job Search/Career Coaching/Career Strategist/ real expertise based on 20 plus years of hiring experience/Recruiting Mythbuster

If you're a new jobseeker you are not any of the following:

Doing it all wrong.

Making big mistakes.

Screwing up your resume, Linkedin profile or your career.

You're not.

But, if you are reading this what you are doing wrong is this:

Listening to people who are only too happy to pile yet MORE anxiety on top of your skyhigh pile.

People who tell you you are "doing it all wrong", have one goal:

To hijack your brain, tap into your fear, and separate you from your money.

People I regard highly don't do that.

These people are:

Amy Miller
Kristen Fife
Jan Tegze
Kristof Schoenaerts
Alison Passino
Sam Struan

From these you can learn how recruiting works, get a free resume template, dip into a wealth of accurate information on how recruiting works, learn how executive recruiters find candidates.  

I have over 25 years of recruiting experience, and have yet to have an unexpressed thought, so consider adding me to your list.

Finally, I do a Daily Karma Hour during which time I answer quick, specific questions regarding job search and/or careers. Just send it to me via Linked DM. 

If you would like to comment that would keep this post alive so others can learn about this real stuff from #RealRecruiters.

#jobloss, #careers, #executivesearch, #RealRecruiters

Job Search/Career Coaching/Career Strategist/ real expertise based on 20 plus years of recruiting experience/Recruiting Mythbuster

Unemployment is lonely as hell.

Even if you have significant severance or you don't need to worry about putting food on the table.

I know.

I remember how desperate I was to talk to someone---so much so that I got to know the UPS drivers, the garbage/recycling people, and every person at the various points of my day---drycleaner, grocery clerk, barista--who formerly had been invisible in my fully employed life.

For many people I know, admitting that loneliness is a source of shame.

It shouldn't be.

Work gives us community---even if that community is irritating or loathesome.

So here's what I found worked for me:

Find something to which you can commit where people notice if you don't show up.

At various points in my "unemployment career" (this includes when my search practice had no business) they were:

. Volunteering at a no-kill cat shelter.  For whatever reason, talking to animals is seen as endearing, and not weird...so many a cat listened to my complaints about my old employers!

.  Volunteering for a role in a membership organization that no one wants. For me it was new member greeter it was a role that gave me constant engagement with others, and a way to expand my network.

.  Creating something about what keeps you up at night. For me it is literacy inequity around which I founded an organization which got 75k children's books to 60 plus Chicago schools that didn't have libraries.  

Don't be ashamed to admit to yourself:

This isolation is harming my mental health.

Despite the fact that our lives are dominated by machines...

we are not machines.

Comments are always appreciated.

#HiringInsider, #jobsearch, #careers, #executivesearch, #jobs

Just for today...

let's ignite a revolution on Linkedin...

Here goes:

Don't be outraged about anything.

Don't feel a need to counter someone else's opinion with your own.

Scoff at someone's ignorance.

Look for the typo.

Laugh at the awkward syntax.

Just for today when you engage on LInkedin say:

That's an interesting point of view and I'll have to think about that.

I appreciate your commenting.  It was kind of you to take the time.

I wish you well.  These are tough times, and I admire how you are handling them.

Let's declare this:

Just for today, I lay down my sword, zip my lips, and remember:

Behind whatever foolishness I read, is a person struggling--and whatever separates us from one another---the struggle unites us.

Finally, today is Open Connection Sunday. Send me a connection request and I'll acccept. No sales pitches please. 

#Hiringinsider, #jobsearch, #careers, #executives, #jobs

Here's a big mistake I made in my career---

and whether you're a new professional or a CEO--

I caution you against making this in your career.

I thought doing the best work and delivering the most value made me secure.

It didn't.

What I ignored was this:

If people don't feel you care about them, they won't care about you.

I never took the time to develop relationships with my peers or those senior to me.

No one was "vested" in me--and perhaps one indication of this was that my office nickname was HP...for High Producer.  

Not Bernie, as it had been in school or Flash as it had been in college --because I was always speeding as fast as I could...but HP, like a robot.

So when heads had to roll, my lauded high production didn't spare me... though I did subsequently learn that it took two people to replace me.

So don't be like me.

You needn't be the office party animal, or learn how to play golf or pickleball if that is your culture's thing...but start by acknowledging and appreciating others.

See others, and let them know you see them.

And, they in turn will see you.

Comments are always much appreciated.

#RecruitingInsider, #jobsearch, #careers, #executivesearch, #jobs

Applications are AWFUL.

I mean, how close to a hellish experience can you get sitting at a desk?

Here are six dead-easy steps to make the application process easier.

1) Have a "clean" resume.  If you're looking for a good template, Sam Struan has a free one.  Sam is an experienced recruiter who now conducts resume reviews and writing services. As a highly experienced recruiter, I wholeheartedly endorse him.

2) Expect that you will have to attach this resume to almost all applications. When you read that the ATS will fail to parse resumes, resulting in rejection, that doesn't apply to clean resumes like Sam's. That most applies to those fancy ass, make me want to stab myself through my cerebral cortex resume templates you see on Canva, or alas, those "award-winning" resumes you see with the weird colors, infographics, etc.

3) Now that you have your resume, get together the following: 1) Addresses of each employer, name of supervisor, phone number/e-mail. 2) Names of your references, place of employment, address, contact info (phone, e-mail)

4)  A cover letter template.  Now you all hate cover letters.  I get it. However, here's what I suggest: If you don't know why you're investing time in applying for this job —other than you want a job —you shouldn't invest 20 to 40 minutes filling out that application. 

Spend 3 minutes on your favorite AI, and ask about the company you are applying to. Ask:  What makes this company a unique brand? That should be enough to give you 3 to 4 lines as a first paragraph.  You need two more short paragraphs: 2) Your contact info repeated and any additional information about availability, relocation, etc. 3) A thank-you closing paragraph.

5) Create a system for keeping track of your applications. I'm old school, and when working with our son on his internship search, we use index cards and an index card box with different colored dividers.

6)  Create a separate e-mail for your job search, and create files within that e-mail for Pending, Rejected, and  Follow-up

Yes.  

Absolutely none of this is "sexy" or "techy". If you prefer techy, that's your choice. (Check out #TEAL for a more techy approach.)

Just remember that the six above are simple, and I have found that simple is sustainable.

(Comments help keep my posts alive, and since I don't "pod", pretty vital. Thank you!)

#Applications, #resumes, #jobsearch, #jobsearchtips

Why don't you get feedback after interviews?

Let me make myself a target of vitriol.

Here's why:

Because to paraphrase Tom Cruise:

Most candidates can't handle the truth.

Early in my career, I attempted to give candidates who went through interview rounds some form of feedback.

I didn't want to say:

You rambled so much that we thought you had had a few too many.

You didn't make eye contact.

Your answers were evasive.

The other candidates had more of this, this, this, and this.  And, the more candidates we saw, the more we clarified that that is what would make a hire in this role outstanding.

So, I thought long and hard about how to respond constructively but kindly.

And, no matter what I did or how I phrased it, the response was the same:

A dialogue that frequently became confrontational...and almost invariably ended up with a request by the candidate to do another round of interviews.

So finally, what I landed on was this:

You have an excellent background. I know you will excel in the future and continue to be successful.  I have some free time this Friday. Would you be willing to have an open-ended discussion about possible next steps in your job search?

My niche was very limited to senior-level candidates, and I didn't conduct a high volume of searches (no more than three at a given time), so I had the capacity to do this.

A recruiter who conducts double-digit searches doesn't.

Comments are always appreciated, because comments of 5 words or more help my posts "live" on LinkedIn.

Follow me for more no b.s. Insights based upon over two decades of recruiting experience. If you're interested in working with me, please visit my website.

#RecruitingInsider, #jobsearch, #careers, #executivesearch, #jobs

What question do we always ask shortly after we are introduced to someone?

We always ask:

What do you do?

Our answer is always our jobs.

So, how do you answer this question when you are unemployed?

What do you "do" if it isn't your professional identity?

For me, the answer would be:

I read a lot of history, try to play piano, and sometimes I people-watch in my favorite coffee shop.

And, here's the shocker, folks. 

I had to find something to "do" to keep me sane when I was unemployed.

So, as the holidays approach, and you'll inevitably be asked by some relative: What do you do?

 Think about what you do that isn't you--the productivity bot-- but you, the human being whose value isn't defined by their job.

If you'd like, please feel free to reply in the comments below.

(And, since the LinkedIn Algo Beast only lets posts with comments live, you would be doing me a great favor!)



#jobsearchstrategies, #careers, #jobloss, #RecruitingInsider

Today is "Open Connection Sunday".

I previously did this once a month, but now I plan to do it every Sunday.

What does this mean?

Send me a connection request without a note, and I'll accept.

If it is a romantic overture or a "skyrocket your revenue" connection request, I will, however, block you.

Why do I do this:

1) Selflessly: I know these are challenging times with much rejection. LinkedIn seems bewildering to many people. Getting an instant acceptance helps with both.

2) Selfishly:  I write daily. I've refused multiple offers to "pod" (I like their content and comments, they like mine and comment), so my posts frequently sink under a lot of "buy my magic beans" content. Here's more stuff to be afraid of.  

I'm not going to pod, I'm never doing clickbait.  I do want what I read to reach a broader readership.  

So, do go ahead and send me a connection request.

I won't try to sell you anything — ever.

#RecruitingInsider, #jobsearch, #careers, #executivesearch, #jobs

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